Spiritual Leaders And Judgement Day

Hebrews 13
17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Hebrews is written to Jewish professed believers who, judging from Paul's comments in Romans and these comments here in Hebrews, had some difficulty with Christian doctrine.

Philippians 2
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

In Philippians salvation is very personal.  It focuses on the personal efforts of these Philippian Christians. I think the message is: "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling," because:

Romans 14
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

You live your Christian life, day by day, as best as you can. But, in the end, there won't be any one standing by you or talking for you. Brother Cloud, Elder Lassaire Bradley, Brother Gary Morgan, Dr. Bauder, Billy Graham, even your own pastor, none of them will be there with you.

It will just be you and Jesus. Your day of redemption will have drawn nigh. But, it will also be your day of reckoning.